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Earth Science Chapter 20-21
Earth Science Chapter 20-21
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A storm that occurs most often in the fall
Tornado
Hurricane
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The second stage of hurricane formation
Tropical disturbance
Hurricane
Tropical Depression
Tropical Storm
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A storm that typically forms over land
Tornado
Hurricane
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The third stage of hurricane formation
Tropical disturbance
Tropical Storm
Tropical Depression
Hurricane
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The climate zone that heats up and cools down quickly each day and is always dry.
Grassland
Desert
Tiaga
Tundra
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A storm that occurs most often in the afternoon.
Hurricane
Tornado
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A storm that typically forms over the ocean
Tornado
Hurricane
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A tool that is used to measure the temperature
Barometer
Anemometer
Psychrometer
Thermometer
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A storm that creates short lived extremely strong winds in a small space.
Hurricane
Tornado
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A tool that is used to measure the wind speed
Weather Vane
Barometer
Anemometer
Psychrometer
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The climate zone that gets more rain that the desert but not enough for trees
Tundra
Tiaga
Chaperal
Grassland
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The climate zone with only one season, hot and rainy
Grassland
Dessert
Rainforest
savannah
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A tool that is sent into space to measure many different things as it looks down on the planet
Weather Vane
Weather Balloon
Weather Satellite
Psychrometer
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A tool that is used to record all of the data about the weather and used to make predictions.
Weather Balloon
Weather Vane
Weather Satellite
Weather map
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A storm that creates long lived strong winds in a enormous space and often flooding.
Tornado
Hurricane
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The scale used to measure the strength of a tornado
Bathroom scale
Richter Scale
Fajita Scale
Catagories
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A tool that is sent up into the upper atmosphere to measure the changes in the jet stream
Weather Balloon
Anemometer
Psychrometer
Weather Vane
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The first stage of hurricane formation
Hurricane
Tropical disturbance
Tropical Depression
Tropical Storm
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A tool that is used to measure the wind direction
Weather Balloon
Anemometer
Weather Vane
Psychrometer
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A tool that is sends out radio signals to study the activity of clouds .
Weather Satellite
Weather Vane
Weather Balloon
Radar
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A tool that is used to measure the air pressure
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Psychrometer
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The climate zone that has four seasons,
Deciduous Forest
savannah
Tropical Rainforest
Tundra
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A tool that is used to measure the humidity of the air
Anemometer
Psychrometer
Barometer
Weather Vane
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Someone who studies weather and makes predictions of the future weather.
Geologist
Meteorologist
Oceanographer
Astronomer
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The climate zone with only two seasons, a short wets season and a long dry season
Rainforest
savannah
Grassland
Dessert
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A storm that occurs most often in the spring
Hurricane
Tornado
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A storm that occurs for several days.
Hurricane
Tornado